repartevsrepasséWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“reparte” and “repassé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#40,463
“reparte” frequency rank
#27,940
“repassé” frequency rank
68403
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reparte repassé
Definition Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de repartir. Participe passé masculin singulier de repasser.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set reparte and repassé apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
reparte
7 ch
repassé

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. reparte (\ʁə.paʁt\) and repassé (\ʁə.pa.se\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68403, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reparte is recorded at frequency rank #40,463, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.paʁt\. repassé is at rank #27,940, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pa.se\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 68403, this pair ranks #59,334 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of reparte vs repassé

Shared letters: aepr. Private to "reparte": t. Private to "repassé": .

"reparte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "repassé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reparteerparte · reaprte · reparet · reparrte · repartte · repatre · repparte · reprate

Frequency comparison

reparte#40,463
repassé#27,940

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "reparte" and "repassé" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.paʁt\ versus \ʁə.pa.se\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "reparte" or "repassé"?
"repassé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,940 in our French list, against #40,463 for "reparte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering reparte vs repassé

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “reparte” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list